GPA: 4.15 W on a 4.0 scale, unknown UW GPA (my school doesn’t tell me)
ACT: 35C (35E, 34M, 35R, 36S, 30 Essay)
SAT Subjects: Chemistry: 800, Math II: 790, Spanish (non-native): 700
AP Scores: Chemistry (5), US History (4), Spanish Language (4)
Senior Courses: Chinese I Honors, AP Spanish Literature, AP Computer Science, English 12, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB
Ranking: none, school doesn’t rank
Ethnicity: Half-white, half-Chinese
Legacy: Grandfather at UPenn (Grad school), Dad at NYU (Grad school)
Awards: National Spanish Exam Level II-IV (Silver medal, Bronze medal, Silver medal), Science Olympiad medals Regionals, a variety of local bowling awards, National Merit Semifinalist
Specifics
Extracurriculars
-Self-Studying Japanese (sophomore-senior year, 2 hrs/week all year. Self studied Japanese with textbooks and websites. Attended a language camp at Ohio Northern University after 10th grade. Could maybe test out of the first semester of a beginning college Japanese course)
-Self-Studying Korean (junior-senior year, 2 hrs/week all year. Self studied with textbooks and online websites, but still a beginner)
-Cappies Lead Critic (sophomore-senior year, 5 hrs/week, 10 weeks/year. Cappies is a club where up to 9 members see and review other high school plays/musicals. I see 6/year. Good reviews are published online, and excerpts of 3 of mine have been published in the city’s newspaper)
-Bowling Team Varsity Member (sophomore-senior year, 17 hrs/week, 24 weeks/year. Member of school bowling team and spring bowling league. Team went to Districts twice, placed 2nd at sectionals last year where I placed 2nd individually.)
-Science Olympiad (sophomore-senior year, 5 hrs/week, 20 weeks/year. club co-head senior year. Team does decently, I have won individual medals at Regionals. As club head I assign events and coordinate stuff)
-Will work as Precinct Election Official (senior year, 22 hrs/week, 1 week/year. I will work as a PEO for the election on Nov 8th [one of the people who help people vote if that makes sense] and get paid)
-National Spanish Honors Society (junior-senior year, we don’t do anything but get this cool award status and a candle)
-Academic Team (sophomore-senior year, 3 hrs/week, 15 weeks/yr. Like quiz-bowl/Jeopardy. Locally my team does well (last year undefeated))
Summer Programs:
-Attended classes for college credit at Harvard last summer (judge me for it I don’t care). Took Linguistics and Principles to Macroeconomics, got A- in both. Had a total blast!
Recommendations:
-Chemistry teacher: Had her for Honors and AP Chemistry. She excitedly offered to write me a rec letter.
-Computer Science teacher: Had him for 2 years (Programming I and II, AP Computer Science). His teacher comments are always nice and he knows me outside of the classroom (in bowling).
-Spanish teacher: Had him for three years (Spanish II Honors, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature). Knows me pretty well, asking him for my Georgetown application
-Counselor: I think it’d be pretty good. We’ve talked a lot about stuff and he said he was gonna ask some other teachers (like my physics teacher) for some quotes.
Essays:
-Common App is pretty good. I talked about gaining confidence and overcoming my fear of public speaking. I feel readers will get a good understanding of who I am.
-Supplements are not fully done, but I hope they will also provide an insight to who I am.
Prospective major:
I’m applying to linguistics and computer science majors. Hopefully I get in and colleges like me.
Schools that I hope accept me (in no particular order):
-Ohio State (I’m in state and EA)
-Northeastern (EA)
-Northwestern (PLEASE)
-Georgetown (IN MY DREAMS)
-UCLA (I WISH)
-UC Berkeley (rip me)
-University of Southern California
-University of Chicago (rip me)
-Harvard University (rip me)
-Boston University
-NYU
-Columbia University (rip me)
-UPenn (I can hope right?)
For the record, I’m just curious. What you say won’t make me change schools. Also, finances aren’t an issue, really.
